It is my understanding that most Englishmen also called the colonists "Americans". I presume this was not intended to mean that people in New Spain were not residents of the Americas as well, just that those troublesome colonists were English people in America
A proper name for the American South?
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It is my understanding that most Englishmen also called the colonists "Americans". I presume this was not intended to mean that people in New Spain were not residents of the Americas as well, just that those troublesome colonists were English people in America
Where are you talking about, exactly? I used to live within about 4-5 hours from the Mason-Dixon line, and I NEVER heard it called that down here. I'm not questioning it, just not at all familiar with that saying.
Something with Magnolias would also be a good choice, if not as a definite country name, perhaps something like the "Confederation of the Magnolia" or "Magnolia Pact", if it's less unitary.
I'm in in the Washington Metro area.
Here's an example of referring to the South as "the Pine". First line of the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCkLqpqBMXc
See how many Southern stereotypes you can spot!
You have my condolences
.And that song? Sadly, it reminds me of people I went to high school with. I gave up on the stereotype-tally when the man calls hisself a "catfish"
Indeed. I believe Jonathan Swift even starts off a A Modest Proposal mentioning an 'American' friend of his, if I remember right...
No, the Confederates OTL called themselves Confederates not Americans and that would probably stick.